Railway-tie.



E. WYCKOFP.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.17, 1911 1,024,545. I Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 17, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 621,465.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST VVYoKoFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hightstown, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway ties, the primary object of the invention being to provide a tie composed partly of metal and partly of wood, or other suitable material, which is adapted for use not only as an ordinary tie, but also at turnouts and cross-overs where such ties are commonly known as switch timbers, and which will be strong and durable, and economize the use of wood, enabling small sections of wood to be employed in connection with metal.

A further object is to provide improved means for clamping the rails to the ties.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2, is a view in section on the line 2.2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3, is a view in cross section through the rail and longitudinal section of the tie, illustrating the rail holding means.

My improved tie comprises an angle iron 1, preferably of the T-shape shown, to opposite sides of which at both ends, blocks 2 are secured. The blocks 2 are preferably short sections of timber, but may be of other material, and they are secured to the opposite sides of the angle iron 1 by means of bolts 3 and nuts 4, the heads of the bolts and the nuts 4, both being countersunk in blocks 2, and said bolts extend through the vertical web portions of said angle irons. The blocks 2 are so positioned as to fit snugly under the horizontal flange portions of angle iron 1, and are of a suflicient length to afford a reasonably wide bearing or support for the rails 5. In other words, each tie comprises the angle iron member 1, extending throughout the entire length of the tie, and provided at opposite sides at both ends with blocks 2, of a length sufficient to provide the necessary bearing for the rails, and suflicient to give the necessary cushioning effect to the rails, without the necessity of extending the blocks throughout the length of the tie, and this idea is to be carried out wherever the ties are employed, and it is to be understood that wherever rails cross, the tie blocks will be secured to the ties to receive the rails thereon.

To secure rails 5 on the ties, each tie is provided in its horizontal flange portion with elongated slots 6, which register with recesses in the block 2 below, and are adapted to receive clamps 7. These clamps are preferably made from thick metal, and are provided with wedge shaped recesses adapted to be positioned over the base flanges or rails 5, and engage under the horizontal flanges of angle irons 1, and back of these clamps 7 wedge shaped spikes 8 are driven through slots 6, and into the blocks 2, so as to force the clamp 7 up toward rails 4 in position to securely hold the rails, and prevent any accidental release.

It will be noted that the clamps are given a staggered arrangement, which it is thought, produces the best results, but the invention is not limited to the particular arrangement of these holding means, and various changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A railway tie comprising a T-iron extending throughout the length of the tie and having its horizontal flanges at its upper edges, blocks supporting said T-iron at its ends, four blocks being employed, and a block positioned at each side of the iron at In testimony whereof I have signed my the ends of the iron and below the upper name to thls speclficatlon 1n the presence of horizontal flanges of the iron, said blocks tWo subscribing Witnesses.

projecting out beyond the flanges, and bolts ERNEST VVYCKOFF. and nuts securing said blocks to the vertical Vitnesses:

Web of said T-iron, substantially as de- R. H. KRENKEL, scribed. CHAS. E. Po'r'rs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

